Dougherty County

Dougherty County is located in south-central Georgia. The County Seat and largest city is Albany, which shares its website with Dougherty County. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.albany.ga.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 92,407 and the 2010 census population was 94,565. The land area is 328.69 square miles and there are 287.7 persons per square mile.

29.4% of the population is White, 68% is Black or African American, 2.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 1% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.2% is two or more races. 79.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 17.8% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $101,700, there are 35,661 households, an average of 2.53 persons per household. The per capita income is $18,619, the median household income is $31,671, and 31.2% of the persons in Dougherty County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,892. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,543,650, and sales per capita were $16,198. The percentage of black-owned firms is 34%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 33.7%.

Public Records, Libraries, and Schools

This is the official city of Albany and County of Dougherty website. Find government information such as contacts, events, online services, departments, officials, commissions, agencies, news, policies, redistricting information, and more.

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